Scientists Find Variants Of Blood Clotting Genes Increase Risk Of Coronary Disease
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 06:00 AM EST
... Rare variants of two genes that regulate blood clotting may each increase a person''s risk of coronary disease by about 15%, according to a meta-analysis in this week''s issue of The Lancet.Scientists already know that variants of certain clotting genes increase the risk of blood clots forming in veins (such as deep vein thrombosis of the legs)... click link for more info. ...
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